Circular-distributer.



PATENTED MAR. 12, 1907.

R. G. FRASER.

CIRCULAR DISTRIBUTER.

APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 11, 1906.

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ATTORNEYS PATENTBD MAR. 12, 1907.

R. G. FRASER. CIRCULAR DISTRIBUTER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 11,1906.

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CIRCULAR-DISTRIBUTER.

Specificationof Letters Patent.

Patented March 12, 1907.

To all]: Mill/(I772 211' may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT G. FRASER, a sub ect of the'King of GreatBritain, and a resident of Philadelphia, in the county of Phiiadelphiaand State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and Improved Circular-Distributer, of which the following is a full,

clear, and exact description.

: that they can be readily withdrawn by the My invention relates to adevice for holdmg circulars and the like in such a position public; andthe principal objects thereof are to provide means whereby only one canbe Y 'sf tion where it can be readily abstracted from the holder.

withdrawn at a time and means for always holding a circular or similararticle in a posi- Fu rtlier objects of the inventionwill appear fbelow.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specificat1on,1n which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the fig- 'ures.

line 4 4 of Fig. 2.

on the line 5 5 of Fig. 2. :tive View of an envelop containing circularswhich can be employed as a invention, and Fig. 7 is a perspective VievtFigure 1 is a perspective view of a device constructed in accordancewith the principle of my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of thesame on the line 2 2 of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the rearportion of the distributer. Fig. 4 is a sectional vieu on the Fig. 5 isa sectional view Fig. 6 is a perspecportion of of a separating-piecewhich I also usually employ.

Thedevice maybe set up in many ways;

. but for convenience I have illustrated it as applied to a plate orboard 10, which is secured to a wall and which is provided with a spring11 for holding a follower 12 toward the front of the distributer. Themain portion of. the distributer is in the form of a box 13, which isrovided with eyes 14 for the engagement c'fi -JfiOkS 15 on the plate 10to hold the box part of the distributer in position on said plate. Thefront wall. 16 of the box is provided with an opening 17, which may beprovided with glass, if desired, and through which the character of thecirculars or other articles .may be observed from the outside. Thisfnont wall is cut away at a point 18, and the side wall is also slightlycut away at a oint 19 adjacent thereto, so as to provide or allowing theend of the front circular to project into view and permit it to bewithdrawn readily from the distributer.

In order to guard against the abstraction of a plurality of circulars atonce, I locate a series of separating-pieces 20 between them. I haveshown these separators as in the form of wires located verticallybetween the circulars and projecting into grooves 21 at the top andbottom of the distributer, so as to provide fot uiding the separators intheir forward inc? "on in the distributer. Thes'eseparators willobviously move toward the front of the box as the circulars arewithdrawn, and for the purpose ofperrnittin them to drop into the same Ihave provide the front wall with grooves 22. It will be obvious that theforcing of the separators to thefront and the removal of the circularwhich is in front of them will leave them in such a position that theywill have no support, and consequently they will] drop down through thegrooves 22 into a receptacle 23, located below it. In order to furtherguard against the abstraction of a plurality of circulars, 'I havelocated a flat plate 24 on each of the Separators which is at the end ofthe box adjacent to the opening 18. These plates extend behind eachcircular far enough to prevent any one from grasping more than onecircularwhenthe finger is passed into anopening 25 in the circular todraw it out.

The circulars may be of any ordinary form having openings, as indicatedat 25, which come in front of the plates 24 5 but I prefer to employ aseries of envelofBS: 5L2 in which these openings are placed, the outeredge of each opening being preferably bounded by a wire 27, which isinserted in the end of the envelop and forms, a part there The enveloscnsntain the circulars or ot er matter whi is is to be distributed andare preferably open on the end opposite to that at which the wire iscontained. The outside of the envelop also preferably contains matterdesignating the character of the contents and observable through theopening 17. In Fig.

6 I have represented another form of envelop which is simpler in someways than that above described. This form of envelop 28 is provided withan opening 29 through the front wall only. The flap 30, which isproduced when this opening is made, extends outwardly. Obviously whenthis form is employed the plates 24 will not be necessary,

as the back wall of each envelop prevents the removal of a plurality atonce.

In my description as so far given I have referred to a distribute];comprisingv a box, which is shown in the upper part of Figs. 2 and 3 andin Fig. 4. I preferably construct this as a portion of a box, whichcomprises this compartment and the receptacle or compartment 23, whichis placed below for the reception of the separators. The bottom of thedistributer proper is therefore a partition 31, located between the tworeceptacles. The bottom receptacle can conveniently be provided with anopening 32 in the front side thereof, which can receive a permanent or atemporary card or the like of any desired character. In the drawings Ihave indicated a calendar-card inserted through a slit 33 in the end ofthe wall 16 below the opening 18.

In filling the device the box 13 is removed from the plate 10 andpreferably placed on its face, the separators and circulars beinginserted in the proper order, as will be readily understood. It is thenplaced over the plate 10 and secured in position in an obvious mannerand is ready for use.

Having thus described my invention, I claim-- 1. A circular-distributercomprising a box having a front plate provided with an opening at oneend through which the circulars can project, a follower, means forforcing the follower toward the front plate, and a series ofseparating-strips located between the several circulars inthe box.

2. A circular-distributer comprising a box having a front plate providedwith an opening at one end through which the circulars can project, afollower, means for forcing the follower toward the front plate, andaseries of separating-strips located between the several circulars inthe box, said separatingstrips which are located adjacent to saidopening being provided with plates projecting toward the ends of thecirculars for further separating them from each other.

3. A circular-distributer comprising a box having an opening near onecorner thereof, and a series of separators adapted for the circularslocated within the box, said box being provided with grooves for guidingsaid separators.

series of separators for the circulars located within the box, said boxbeing provided with grooves for guiding said separators, and the boxhaving a front plate provided with rooves for permitting the separatorsto drop 'rom the distributor. 5. In a circular-distributer thecombination of a box, means in the box for forcing circulars toward thefront thereof, and a series of separators located within the box, saidbox having grooves for guiding said separators toward the front thereofand grooves through which the separators are adapted to drop from thebox.

6. In a circular-distributer the combination of abox, means in the boxfor forcing circulars towardthe front thereof, grooves throu h which theseparators are adapted to drop from the box, and a receptacle located inposition to receive said separators.

7. The combination of a receptacle for circulars with a separator forthe circulars, said separator comprising a wire having a plate extendingtherefrom.

8. The combination of a receptacle, a series of envelops for receivingcirculars located in said receptacle, means for separating said envelopsfrom each other, and means for constantly forcing said envelops to oneside of the receptacle, said separating means comprising a plurality ofseries of Wires, the wires of one series each having a separating-plateextending therefrom.

9. The combination with a receptacle of a series of envelops containedin said receptacle for receiving circulars and the like, each envelophaving an opening in one edge, and means for separatin said envelopsfrom each other, said receptac e having an opening for permitting thenormal projection of the edges of the envelops.

In testimony whereof I have signed my' name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ROBERT G. FRASER.

Witnesses:

GEORGE W. DADING, Enw. OHARA.

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